Clinicians

It's clear that health organizations and professionals are increasingly turning to social media as a way to engage with their patients and improve their care. According to a study by Ed Bennett of the University of Maryland Medical Center, an estimated 1,200 hospitals are now using social networking tools, including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs.

 

It’s a tough world to be a patient in today. With family premiums on the rise, looming doctor shortages (especially in primary care), and no easy way to access personal medical records, seeking medical services can be more stressful than healing. Despite these challenges, several studies suggest that most individuals are far from giving up. After all, with education comes empowerment.

•    Monday, April 18th is the big day! Attestation opens to eligible providers and healthcare professionals for Medicare meaningful use qualification and incentive payments.

Physicians are an integral voice in the healthcare industry, responsible for maintaining the critical patient-physician relationship as well as communicating with health plans, which leads them to sit in the center of a complicated web of relationships. Because NaviNet acts as a platform that aids all stakeholders in the continuum of care by integrating clinical, administrative and financial workflows -- including health plans, IT vendors, healthcare professionals and physicians -- we make a point of staying on top of the issues important to physicians.

NaviNet was pleased to participate in the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT) in DC, where we were fortunate to participate in a panel as well as attend several interesting sessions. The sixth annual conference brought together health plans, government officials, providers and other healthcare stakeholders to educate and address “strategic, organizational and IT decisions” in the ever-changing healthcare industry.

NaviNet is thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired Prematics, a leading provider of mobile care management solutions. This acquisition represents a significant step in NaviNet’s strategy to become the premier platform for unified patient information management (UPIM).

NaviNet proudly presented at the Integrated Care Summit 10/13-10/15 in Washington DC, organized by the Care Continuum Alliance, formerly known as the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA).  The Alliance’s annual conference convenes healthcare professionals to promote and align population health improvement by sharing and integrating practice models, encouraging the widespread adoption and interoperability of health information technologies, and emphasizing the importance of both healthful behaviors and evidence-based care in p

The frequency of medical errors in the American health system remains surprisingly high. According to the Institute for HealthCare Improvement, there are 15 million instances of medical harm committed annually in America, with nearly 100,000 deaths and $19.5 billion in added costs as a result. Many of these errors are preventable, but the solutions are sometimes elusive. How can healthcare IT play a role in reducing medical errors and potentially saving lives?